AGENDAS FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2009

TODAY, THURSDAY, IS PLAID DAY. WEAR SOMETHING PLAID.

ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM:

PLEASE FOCUS ON READING THE ORIGINAL TEXT OF A TALE OF TWO CITIES AT THIS TIME. I SHALL DELIVER GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR "SAY/MEAN/MATTER" AND CORNELL NOTES TO MR. TUOMALA FOR YOUR USE. IF YOU FIND THESE ORGANIZERS USEFUL, I SHALL PROVIDE AS MANY AS YOU NEED. AFTER YOU HAVE READ THE ORIGINAL TEXT, THERE IS MUCH ON THE INTERNET. PLEASE BE SELECTIVE AS SOME SITES ARE NEITHER USEFUL NOR TRUSTWORTHY.

ADVISORY:

1. CORRIDOR CHECK FOR TRASH

2. MORE ON SERVICE LEARNING

3. REVIEW OF GOOD STUDY AREAS

4. REVIEW OF GOOD STUDY HABITS


AMERICAN LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION:

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY CHANNEL'S DVD, "THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS"

2. "THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS" (FIFTY MINUTES RUNNING TIME)

3. SAY/MEAN/MATTER GRAPHIC ORGANIZER FOR THE DVD

4. CORNELL NOTES ON THE DVD


EXPOSITORY COMPOSITION:

1. FINISH UP IN-FRONT-OF-CLASS READINGS.

2. STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT TURNED IN THEIR THREE POSSIBLE PROJECT SUBJECTS MUST DO SO. I WILL PRESENT THESE TO THE LEARNING TEAM FOR VETTING.

3. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITIES' INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS FOR "IF YOU PITCH IT, THEY WILL EAT"

4. COMPLETION OF READING AND EXEGESIS OF THE ABOVE TEXT.

5. HOUSEKEEPING:

A. REMIND THOSE WHO HAVE NOT FINISHED THEIR "SERVICE LEARNING" FOR ELEVENTH GRADE, MUST DO SO.

B. STUDENT MUST ALSO PREPARE FOR TWENTY HOURS OF MONITORED VOLUNTEER WORK FOR THE SENIOR PROJECT.

C. PLEASE SEE THAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION.


PAULO MAIORA CANAMUS!